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That Sinking Feeling (1980)
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Bill Forsyth (writer)
Release Date:
October 1980 (UK)
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Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea...
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Jonathan Coe on Comfort And Joy
(From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:10 PM, PST)
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir: ...and the horse you rode in on
(From PasteMagazine. 30 October 2009, 2:00 AM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:10 PM, PST)
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir: ...and the horse you rode in on
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Mannion | ... | The Doctor |
| Eddie Burt | ... | Eddie the Driver |
| Richard Demarco | ... | Himself |
| Alex Mackenzie | ... | The Tramp |
| Margaret Adams | ... | Gang Girl |
| Kim Masterton | ... | Gang Girl |
| Danny Benson | ... | Policeman |
| Robert Buchanan | ... | Ronnie |
| Drew Burns | ... | Pete |
| Gerry Clark | ... | The Watchman |
| Anne Graham | ... | Computer Nurse |
| Billy Greenlees | ... | Wal |
| John Hughes | ... | Vic |
| Eric Joseph | ... | The Wee Man |
| Allan Love | ... | Alec |
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93 min
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The cost for dubbing the US release was more than the original film production costs.
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References Some Like It Hot (1959)
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SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
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This debut film from Scottish film comedian Bill Forsyth is decent non-think entertainment. It has the low-budget charm of a student film, which can be its asset or liability, depending on how you look at it. Really, it's hard to envision this same low-key robbery story filmed in a bigger budget studio style. However, it's flaws are quite evident. It has a very choppy editing style, with each scene encompassing a different joke - similar to Monty Python short sketches. The storyline never really jells together, and unlike Forsyth's more polished later films, there's not much character development to speak of. The script has plenty of sharp one-liners, but few really great shakes.
As a gestation of the kind of stellar comedic talent Forsyth was to become in a few years, this movie is worth taking a look at. I did find myself laughing quite a few times, and am sure you will find some reasons to enjoy this, also.